prefabricate

[ pree-fab-ri-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, pre·fab·ri·cat·ed, pre·fab·ri·cat·ing.

1. to fabricate or construct beforehand.
2. to manufacture in standardized parts or sections ready for quick assembly and erection, as buildings.

prefabricate

/ priːˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. tr to manufacture sections of (a building), esp in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site

Derived Forms

• preˌfabriˈcation, noun
• preˈfabriˌcated, adjective

Other Words From

• prefab·ri·cation noun
• pre·fabri·cator noun
• unpre·fabri·cated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prefabricate¹

First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + fabricate

Example Sentences

And the tremendous amount of work campaigns usually do to prefabricate all of their candidates’ responses means our debates have come to look less and less like any kind of political conversation that real people have with each other — which are, now, often intense and emotional, given the serious topics they address — and more and more like two salespeople consecutively presenting questionable wares in upbeat tones on the Home Shopping Channel.

From Washington Post

The company that was going to prefabricate the exterior and interior walls for the house wanted to make sure everything was right before they started to bang together all the studs and oriented strand board.

From Washington Post

Now, the military is soliciting bids from private contractors to prefabricate, ship and install a second national security courtroom at the compound.

From New York Times

Allen’s donation was to jump start Sperling’s novel idea to prefabricate steel apartment modules that could be stacked like Lego blocks.

From Seattle Times

The tower crane also allows the crews to prefabricate some things on the ground, such as steel cages that are then hoisted up and set in place, Collins said.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• assemble
• construct
• create
• found
• hoist
• initiate
• mount
• organize
• put up
• raise
• set up
• stand